Ukuphathwa kwezingadi zetiye ukuthola eminye imiqumbe namaqabunga esihlahla setiye, nokusebenzisaumshini wokusika itiyeukwenza izihlahla zetiye zihlume kakhulu. Isihlahla setiye sinesici, okuyilokho okubizwa ngokuthi "inzuzo ephezulu". When there is a tea bud at the top of the tea branch, the nutrients inside the tea tree are mainly transported to the top, first ensuring the growth and development of the top bud, and at the same time, the growth of the side buds ivinjelwe ngokuqhathaniswa. Ngenxa yalokho, inani eliphelele lamahlumela esihlahla setiye liyancishiswa futhi isivuno asiphezulu. Ukuze ucindezele ukubusa okuphezulu kwezihlahla zetiye, abalimi betiye bavame ukuphendukela ekutheneni, besebenzisatea prunerukusika amathiphu aphezulu futhi ukhuthaze ukukhula kwama-side buds namagatsha. Ngokujwayelekile, ukuthenwa okuthathu noma okune kuyadingeka kusukela esigabeni sezithombo kuya esigabeni sabantu abadala ukuze kuthuthukiswe amagatsha esihlahla setiye. After the tea tree enters the official picking period, it needs to be lightly pruned every year or every other year, that is, 2 to 3 centimeters of branches and leaves on the crown of the tree are cut off, and the tea tree is trimmed isicaba ukwenza i-arc noma indawo yokukha eyisicaba. This will help tea trees sprout more and more uniformly, with higher yield and better quality, making it convenient for both manual and machine harvesting.

After years of picking, the tea tree has a layer of fine branches on the crown surface, often forming “chicken claw branches” with weakened germination ability. Ngalesi sikhathi, ungasebenzisa aisilungisi setiyeukusika 3 kuya ku-5 cm wamagatsha amahle namaqabunga endaweni yomqhele. Ngale ndlela, lapho umzuliswano olandelayo wamahlumela amasha uhluma, azokwazi ukumila amahlumela namaqabunga.